Comer Says He Is Open to Calling Former President, First Lady After Jill Biden’s ‘Work Husband’ Pleads the Fifth
The chairman of the House’s Oversight Committee, Congressman James Comer, tells the Sun that he is open to calling President Biden and first lady Jill Biden to testify before his panel after the latter’s so-called work husband invoked his Fifth Amendment right on Wednesday. The House is investigating the former president’s staff’s use of the autopen amid his apparent mental and physical deterioration.
The aide who testified on Wednesday, Anthony Bernal, has been a confidant of the Bidens for nearly two decades. He first joined their staff after President Obama tapped Mr. Biden to be his running mate in 2008. Most recently, he served as Mrs. Biden’s chief of staff during her time in the White House. He is now leading Mr. Biden’s post-presidential personal office.
After Mr. Bernal invoked his Fifth Amendment right on Wednesday, the chairman cut short the hearing. Mr. Comer then emerged to say that he is not letting up, despite obstacles.
“We’re going to try to get answers. We’re going to try to do this rapidly. We’re bringing people in. I mean, we’re doing two or three interviews and depositions a week,” Mr. Comer told reporters after the brief interview with Mr. Bernal. “That is a rapid pace for a congressional investigation.”
Mr. Comer tells the Sun that all options are on the table when it comes to this investigation — including calling on the Bidens to sit for interviews with the committee.
“Every option’s on the table,” Mr. Comer says. “Hopefully we can give everybody an opportunity to answer simple questions and we’ll go from there. We’ll decide as a committee what steps to take next.”
The aide who testified on Wednesday, Anthony Bernal, has been a confidant of the Bidens for nearly two decades. He first joined their staff after President Obama tapped Mr. Biden to be his running mate in 2008. Most recently, he served as Mrs. Biden’s chief of staff during her time in the White House. He is now leading Mr. Biden’s post-presidential personal office.
After Mr. Bernal invoked his Fifth Amendment right on Wednesday, the chairman cut short the hearing. Mr. Comer then emerged to say that he is not letting up, despite obstacles.
“We’re going to try to get answers. We’re going to try to do this rapidly. We’re bringing people in. I mean, we’re doing two or three interviews and depositions a week,” Mr. Comer told reporters after the brief interview with Mr. Bernal. “That is a rapid pace for a congressional investigation.”
Mr. Comer tells the Sun that all options are on the table when it comes to this investigation — including calling on the Bidens to sit for interviews with the committee.
“Every option’s on the table,” Mr. Comer says. “Hopefully we can give everybody an opportunity to answer simple questions and we’ll go from there. We’ll decide as a committee what steps to take next.”
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